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Spring 2014
Congratulations to
Dr. Redlin
Dr. Meredith Redlin was awarded an Erasmus Mundus fellowship to teach at the University of Trento in Italy for the month of February.  Her students were enrolled in the Joint European Master of Local Development - CoDe program, sponsored by the University of Trento (Italy), the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary) and the University of Regensburg (Germany).  She was invited to teach a core course in Social Diversity and Local Community Development.  The students were from all over the world, including the nations of Cambodia, Egypt, the Philippines, Slovakia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Mexico, Ethiopia, Columbia, Greece, Estonia, Hungary, and Paraguay. 

Dr. Redlin really enjoyed the class diversity and dynamic. "The course focused on development initiatives in cultural contexts, so the diversity of the students was a major advantage," she noted.  "The best part was seeing them develop place-based action plans for community change in their home cultures.  I know I learned as much they did!"
Students in Dr. Redlin's class in Italy
Congratulations to
Dr. Ron Stover on his Retirement!
After 31 dedicated  years of teaching students and contributing to the SDSU community, Dr. Stover has officially retired.

Congratulations to
Dr. Mike McCurry on his Retirement!
Dr. McCurry officially retired on May 21, 2014. However, he will continue duties as the State Demographer until completion of the 2014 Demography Conference, which will be held June 11-13.




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Welcome to Dr. Guangqing Chi, who, starting next week, will be the new SDSU Rural Life and Census Data Center Director. (We will be introducing Dr. Chi and sharing more about him in a newsletter later this summer.)
Congratulations to all Spring 2014 Graduates and Dean's List Students!!
(Names to be included in upcoming issue.)



2014 Annual Awards Program
(click to see program)
 
Thank You!
The faculty and students of the Sociology & Rural Studies Department are deeply appreciative of the generosity of the friends and alumni who support scholarships and discretionary funding for the department. We encourage our students
to consider giving back in their future years in reflection of the gifts which have benefited their education.

Dr. Pat Ahmed with student recipients from Sioux Falls
Marlene Schulz with students who did Service Learning at Enemy Swim Day School
   
Scholarships and awards were handed out at the annual ceremony.

 
CONGRATULATIONS!
Authors & Presenters
Student Clubs
Exit Exam Honor Students
Graduates
Grant Recipients
and ALL that made 2013-2014 a special year!







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CONGRATULATIONS

DOUGLAS M. CHITTICK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sandra Pickard & Rachelle Schmidt

JOSEPH & SANDRA FALTEMIER SCHOLARSHIP
Kendyl Hanson

TERRY AND JACKE HALL GREEN SOCIOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP
Andrea Mulock
 
KAYONGO-MALE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Stevie Camp

HOWARD M. SAUER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Ronald Pavlik

SOCIOLOGY & RURAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Amberlyn Amethyst

WILLIAM E. AND HARRIET B. GOULD SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Jonathan Wallner

ROBERT T. AND MARY K. WAGNER GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Eric Guthrie & J.L. Jackson
2014 Demography Conference held last week

Last week's 2014 D
emography Conference was Dr. McCurry's last official function as he retires from SDSU. The theme of the conference was "Everyone's A Demographer".  Attendees were given tools on how to access, interrupt and make the best use of data. It was also a enjoyable time for networking as well. Hope to see many of you next year!